Best Clams And Mussels In Thai Curry Sauce Recipes

THAI RED CURRY MUSSELS

Steps:

• Heat grill to high. Heat the oil in a heavy Dutch oven on the grates of the grill until shimmering. Add the lemongrass, curry paste, wine, coconut milk, fish sauce, and lime juice and bring to a simmer, whisking. Add the mussels, cover the pot, and let steam until opened. During the last minute of cooking, add the cilantro and basil. Serve from Dutch oven into individual bowls, discarding the lemongrass.

CLAMS AND MUSSELS IN THAI CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the oil over medium high heat.
• Add the ginger, garlic, and chile and stir fry until fragrant.
• Add the curry paste and ketchup and fry until they start to brown.
• Add the lime juice and water. Cover and bring to a boil.
• Add the clams. Cover and cook until they start to open, 3 minutes or so.
• Add the mussels, recover, and cook until they open slightly, about 3 more minutes.
• Add the red bell pepper, half the cilantro and basil. Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook for another 2 minutes, until the pepper starts to get tender.
• Remove the shellfish to a serving bowl, discarding any that did not open. Ladle the broth over the top, then sprinkle with the remaining cilantro and basil.
• Serve with lime wedges for squeezing, and french bread to sop up the broth.

MONK'S MUSSELS IN THAI CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• **you can substitue one tablespoon mashed anchovy or paste diluted w/ sherry or wine if you don't have fish sauce.
• Sautee garlic, lemongrass and ginger in oil for about two minutes, until fragrant but not browned.
• Whisk in the rest of the ingredient except the mussels and about half of the cilantro and half of the basil.
• Bring to a light simmer about 3-4 minutes
• Add the mussels, stir and cover)
• Cook about 4-5 minutes until mussels open (throw away any that don't open after 5 mins of cooking).
• Remove mussles from the broth and into a large serving bowl, Strain broth over top of the mussels and sprinkle with remaining cilanto.and basil.
• Serve with some nice crusty bread and Belgian Fries with Bourbon dipping sauce!

MUSSELS WITH COCONUT CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add shallots and curry powder; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add coconut milk, wine, lemon juice and bay leaves; simmer 10 minutes. Add mussels. Increase heat, cover and boil until mussels open, about 6 minutes. Using tongs, place mussels in 4 bowls (discard any mussels that do not open). Boil sauce until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; discard bay leaves. Spoon sauce over mussels. Sprinkle with parsley.

MUSSELS WITH THAI RED CURRY

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, garlic and ginger; sauté until garlic is tender, about 2 minutes. Mix in coconut milk, curry paste, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro and salt. Simmer 4 minutes to blend flavors. Add mussels; cover and cook until mussels open, about 5 minutes (discard any mussels that do not open). Transfer mixture to serving bowl. Garnish with 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro.

STEAMED MUSSELS IN THAI CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring coconut milk to boil in heavy large saucepan. Reduce heat to medium; add curry paste and whisk until dissolved. Add next 6 ingredients. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes. Strain into bowl.
• Heat peanut oil in large deep skillet over high heat. Add mussels. Sauté 2 minutes. Add strained curry sauce. Cover and cook until mussels open, about 4 minutes (discard any mussels that do not open). Transfer to large serving bowl. Sprinkle with tomatoes and cilantro and serve.
• Available at Indian, Southeast Asian, and Latin American markets as well as many supermarkets.
• ** Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.

THAI-BELGIAN MUSSELS AND CLAMS

Steps:

• Soak shellfish in cold water with salt for 30 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large stock pot and add garlic and shallots, cooking until translucent.
• Remove from heat and add all ingredients, except shellfish and basil/cilantro, whisking together until evenly combined.
• Boil for 5 minutes.
• Reduce to simmer, add shellfish and cover.
• After 5 minutes or so, the shellfish should start to open and it's ready to eat.
• Toss in the fresh basil or cilantro just before serving.

THAI SHRIMP AND CLAM CURRY

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and red bell pepper; saute until softened, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add ginger and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in red chile paste and coconut milk. Add the clams and simmer until flavors combine, 3 to 5 minutes. If curry appears too thick, stir in chicken broth.
• Finely grate zest from the lime. Stir half of the zest into the curry along with fish sauce and brown sugar. Squeeze some lime juice into the curry. Stir in half of the basil and shrimp; simmer curry until shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes. Thin the curry with more chicken broth if needed.
• Scoop clams out of the curry, draining their juice back into the saucepan, and discard. Mix in remaining lime zest and basil before serving.

FRAGRANT THAI-STYLE CLAMS IN COCONUT BROTH

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add lemongrass, galangal, ginger, chiles, lime leaves, sugar and fish sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add coconut milk, then taste broth for salt and adjust. (You may prepare up to this point 1 to 2 hours in advance and leave at room temperature.)
• Bring mixture to a boil over high heat and add clams. Cover and cook for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring once or twice, until all clams have opened.
• Transfer clams to soup bowls. Strain broth if desired and ladle over clams. Sprinkle with cilantro and scallions. Squeeze lime over each bowl and serve with lime wedges.